Born in 日本東京府
Ancestors 
Son of 英教 東條
and 千歳 (德永) 東條
Husband of
勝子 (伊藤) 東条
— married
11 Apr 1909 (to 23 Dec 1948) [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
英隆 (東條) 東条, 輝雄 (東條) 東条, 光枝 (東條) 東条, 滿喜枝 (東條) 東条, 敏夫 (東條) 東条, [private daughter (1920s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1930s - unknown)]
Died
at age 63
in 日本東京都
Profile last modified
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| 先代: 近衞文麿 |
内閣總理大臣 1941年10月18日 – 1944年7月22日 |
次代: 小磯國昭 |
Biography
英機 (東條) 東条 is Notable.
Tōjō Hideki was born in Tokyo on 30 December 1884. He was the son of Tōjō Hidenori and Tokunaga Chitose. The Tōjō family were samurai who were retainers of the daimyo.
In 1899, Hideki attended the Army Cadet School for training as a military officer. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant of the Imperial Japanese Army upon graduation from the Japanese Military Academy in March 1905.
Hideki married Itō Katsuko in 1909 and had seven children, three sons and four daughters, with her. His sons were Hidetaka, Teruo and Toshio, while his daughters were named Mitsue, Makie, Sachie and Kimie.
In 1934, Hideki became major general and served within the Army Ministry. He served as Inspector-General of Army Aviation from 1938 to 1940.
On 30 July 1940, Hideki was appointed Army Minister within the Konoe government. Upon Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro's resignation on 16 October 1941, Hideki was appointed by the Emperor as the Prime Minister.
As Prime Minister, Hideki witnessed the entry of the United States into the Pacific War after the attack on Pearl Harbor. After witnessing several major defeats of Japan by the United States, including Saipan, he resigned as Prime Minister on 18 July 1944.
After Japan surrendered in 1945, Hideki was listed as a suspected war criminal. While he was facing arrest by the occupying military, he tried to commit suicide by shooting himself in the chest, but survived. After his arrest, he underwent surgery, recovered from his suicide attempt, and was moved to Sugamo Prison.
Hideki was tried and convicted for war crimes by the International Military Tribunal. In the end, he accepted full responsibility for his actions during the Pacific War. He was sentenced to death on 12 November 1948.
41 days after his sentence, Hideki was executed by hanging on 23 December at the age of 63. Before he was hanged, he apologized for the atrocities committed by the Japanese people on their neighbours. His ashes are divided between Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo and Zoshigaya Cemetery in the same city. He is enshrined in Yasukuni Shrine along with several other notable Japanese people associated with the Pacific War.
Sources
See also:
- Wikipedia: Hideki Tojo
- Wikidata: Item Q160847, en:Wikipedia
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